Recently researchers of Research Institute of Archaeology in the Academy of Social Science has newly excavated hunting site and stone implement manufacture site of the Late Paleolithic era (15,000-50,000 years ago) in the areas of Sinphung-ri, Sukchon County, South Phyongan Province.

   The site is situated in the fields, 2km northwestward away from Sinphung-ri seat.

   Over 460 animal bones, 10 animal bones implement, 20 stone implement and 1 200 half-finished stone implement were founded at the site.

   The site is constituted of 6 layers and relics were intensively excavated at boundary of 3^rd and 4^th layer namely peat deposits.

   Until now, in our country, remains and relics of the Paleolithic era were mostly founded in natural caves and not founded in the flat areas.

   Scientists of Research Institute of Archaeology in the Academy of Social Science and of History Faculty in Kim Il Sung University made various analysis and judgment as electron paramagnetic resonance date measurement and clarified that relics were formed about 15,700 years ago. Thus the Sinphung-ri site was proved as remains of the Late Paleolithic era.

   The Sinphung-ri site, which helps to understand people’s activity process of that time of how they hunted in the flat areas, is a valuable historic site that shows the inheritance relation between the Paleolithic era and the Neolithic era.

   Excavation of this site has an important scientific significance in proving clearly that culture of the Neolithic era, which came from later culture of the Paleolithic era, had developed independently on this land by our nation.